Thanks for the info Steve. I've got 4 separate video's already completed, saved and have sold them for some time. But now I want to put them back together to make them into one full session. It looks like I lost the original video where this was done when a computer crashed.

Will your tutorial show me how to take all of the edited clips from one video, copy and paste them into a new one easily. Or something like that?

Yes, it was originally created for version 8. However, some elements (like project set-up) were updated for version 10 and the workflow for versions 7, 8, 9 and 10 are similar enough that it should apply to all.

OK, the workflow to combine multiple Projects (the PREL's), you will want to Export/Share each Project to an intermediate file. Then, create a New Project, to match, and Import all of those Exported/Shared files into it.

The choice of intermediate files will depend on exactly what you have in each of your individual Projects. Can you furnish the full details of those, please?

Fyi, I tried messing around with the export command but think I need more help. Looked around on Youtube but they show how to merge video onto green screens, etc. I must be searching for the wrong term.

As always ... THANKS for stepping in to help me Bill. You're one patient guy!

OK, if you are starting with SD DV material, the easiest way to output for additional editing and combining of Projects is to Share each Timeline for Personal Computer as DV-AVI w/ 48KHz 16-bit Audio. Those files will then Import easily into a DV NTSC, or PAL (depending on where you live) Project.

Do not Share to MPEG yet, as it is heavily compressed. DV-AVI is very lightly compressed, and one generation of DV-AVI will not degrade your material.

Thanks for the info, and that tells us what to recommend for those "intermediate files."

Good luck,

Hunt

PS - As of PrE 7, the Export function has become limited w/ only a very few specific uses - all other output was moved to the Share Tab.

For the "ultimate" in intermediate files, I think that you will like Lagarith, or UT, as they are both lossless, but still offer some file size benefits beyond AVI Uncompressed.

There are a few threads on this forum, where some experienced users offer tips on using ClipMate. I have not used it, so cannot be of help. Seems that both Neale and Robert T. Johnson have done a couple of "step-by-step" replies on ClipMate.

Thanks for this information. It's more then I can deal with right now so I think I found a solution. I found i could insert the mpg into Adobe. So I thought I'd add the 4 different videos this way and try to save them as another mpg. Don't know if it will work since I've been bogged down with something else but I figured it was worth a try. I really don't want to have to buy and learn another piece of software.

As always, thanks for your help on this one. I'll be back if there is a problem.

I still have the 4 parts that break down the video in prel format so I could always go back and edit them. I get that this might reduce the quality a bit but I figured it was worth trying to save some time.